A behavioral or psychological syndrome that produces harmful dysfunction in an individual
What is a mental disorder
100
The rate at which a trait or disorder is shared with close relatives, such as a twin
What is concordance rate
100
If you learn an abnormal behavior (e.g., helplessness) by associating your actions with their environmental consequences (e.g., others take care of your needs for you), what process accounts for this learning?
What is operant conditioning
100
The child exhibits behaviors that are harmful to others or to property.
What is conduct disorder
100
stage of schizophrenia during which one or more psychotic symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, appear
What is active phase
200
The co-occurrence of two or more mental disorders in the same person
What is comorbidity
200
If you want to find a relationship, what research method would you use
What is experiment
200
an impressive-sounding, but inert or phony, treatment.
What is a placebo
200
Rosa exhibits facial deformity and neurological dysfunction as a result of her mother's binge drinking that occurred just prior to pregnancy. This disability is called
What is FAS
200
receiving incompatible messages from parents, like asking for affection then rejecting attempts at intimacy.
What is double bind theory
300
Pattern of abnormal behavior that appears only in certain localities or cultures
What is a culture bound syndrome
300
What is the primary goal of behavior modification
to decrease specific maladaptive behaviors and increase adaptive behaviors
300
Positive reinforcement makes a behavior _________ likely to reoccur, and negative reinforcement makes a behavior _________ likely to reoccur.
What is more x2
300
the area of the cerebral cortex that controls executive functions
What is frontal lobe
300
chronic psychological and social stressors, social disorganization, and greater environmental hazards associated with urban living and poverty breed new cases of schizophrenia.
What is social causation theory
400
Personality tests that require the person to respond to ambiguous stimuli
What is protective test
400
- A predisposition or vulnerability for a psychological disorder
What is diathesis
400
are the triggers that convert a predisposition for a disorder into the actual appearance of that disorder.
What is stressors
400
When a child’s achievement in reading, writing, or mathematics is substantially below that expected for age, schooling, and level of intelligence, a diagnosis of
What is specific learning disorder
400
People who experience the symptoms of schizophrenia for only a few months are given the diagnosis of
What is schizophreniform disorder
Why how is this different from brief psychotic?
500
A score obtained from large numbers of people who have taken a test previously under similar conditions
What is a norm
500
If you want to find a relationship, what research method would you use
correlation.
500
the tiny gap between two neurons
What is synapse
500
When a child shows symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and high motor activity, a diagnosis of
What is ADHD
500
_________ phase, during which the psychotic symptoms subside in frequency and intensity.